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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Spatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregori Vladivostok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladivostok has chosen Goodbye Sober Day - Mr Bungle as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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157 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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153 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Spatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gregori Vladivostok!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladivostok lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some bone on bone action there as Vladivostok checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vladivostok throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spatz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vladivostok throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spatz counters with a right hand to the body.
Vladivostok with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vladivostok with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spatz to score with a decent uppercut.
Spatz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vladivostok misses the body punch
and Spatz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spatz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vladivostok.
Vladivostok getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spatz misses with a wild body shot.
Spatz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spatz thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spatz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spatz throws a nice head kick!
Vladivostok takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vladivostok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vladivostok fails to land with a series of punches.
Vladivostok scores with a one two! Spatz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Spatz throws a shot to the body.
Vladivostok misses with an uppercut.
Spatz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vladivostok manages to avoid it.
Spatz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vladivostok checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spatz swings for the body but Vladivostok moves out of range.
Vladivostok blocks a leg kick.
Vladivostok connects with a solid leg kick.
Vladivostok throws a series of punches but Spatz moves out of range.
Spatz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vladivostok.
Spatz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gregori Vladivostok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vladivostok throws a combination that misses
and Spatz counters with a leg kick.
Spatz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vladivostok.
Spatz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vladivostok counters with a left to the body.
Spatz misses with a lunging right hand
and Vladivostok counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vladivostok throws a body punch but Spatz moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spatz.
Vladivostok punishes Spatz's body with a nice straight punch.
Vladivostok fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spatz on the side of the head.
Spatz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vladivostok works over Spatz's head and body with a nice combination.
Vladivostok swings widly with a right hand
and Spatz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vladivostok moves away.
A shot to the liver by Spatz. Beautiful body shot.
Spatz misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vladivostok tries to bum rush Spatz with a series of wild strikes but Spatz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladivostok misses with a wild body shot.
Spatz throws a low kick but Vladivostok avoids it.
Spatz defending well as Vladivostok loads up on a big left hand.
Vladivostok misses with a wild combination.
Vladivostok cracks Spatz with an open hand slap.
Vladivostok throws out a powerful jab.
Spatz misses the body punch
and Vladivostok counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spatz misses with a body punch
and Vladivostok connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vladivostok throws a lazy right hand but Spatz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Spatz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spatz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vladivostok counters with a straight right hand.
Vladivostok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spatz.
Spatz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vladivostok was well out of range. Poor timing from Spatz.
Vladivostok does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An inside leg kick lands from Spatz.
Spatz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vladivostok.
Spatz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vladivostok takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spatz misses with a shot to the body
and Vladivostok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vladivostok lands an overhand right.
A cross from Vladivostok lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladivostok misses with a series of wild punches.
Vladivostok misses with a wild body shot.
Spatz throws a leg kick but Vladivostok checks it.
Spatz avoids the body shot from Vladivostok.
Spatz throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Vladivostok to counter with a crisp jab.
Spatz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Spatz is predictable there
and Vladivostok counters with a three punch combo that has Spatz backing up. Spatz nods at Vladivostok to acknowledge the strikes.
Spatz misses with a jab to the body
and Vladivostok counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Spatz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spatz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vladivostok counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spatz misses with a lunging right hand
and Vladivostok connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spatz thows a body shot but no joy.
Vladivostok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spatz moves away.
Spatz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spatz misses with a hook to the body
and Spatz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spatz misses with a hook to the body
and Vladivostok counters with a nice body shot.
Spatz misses with a looping right.
Spatz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spatz. Vladivostok does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladivostok throws a poor cross that misses
and Spatz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vladivostok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spatz.
Vladivostok scores with a nice head shot.
A low kick from Vladivostok is predictable there
and Spatz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vladivostok throws a lazy right hand but Spatz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spatz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vladivostok counters with a good low kick that Spatz was not able to check.
Vladivostok lands a nice looking body shot.
Vladivostok swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spatz counters with a straight right hand.
Vladivostok loads up on a big right hand but Spatz slips the punch.
Spatz walks into a left hand.
Vladivostok cracks Spatz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spatz defending well as Vladivostok loads up on a big left hand.
Karl Spatz is winning the standup battle so far.
Vladivostok missing with a left hand there. Spatz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spatz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vladivostok throws a poor cross that misses
and Spatz counters with a left to the body.
Spatz looks to score with a jab to the body but Vladivostok is just out of range.
Vladivostok throws a lazy uppercut
and Spatz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spatz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Vladivostok misses.
A shot to the liver by Spatz. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spatz throws a solid leg kick but Vladivostok takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spatz.
Vladivostok checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Spatz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Spatz checks a leg kick.
Spatz slips under a jab from Vladivostok.
Vladivostok misses with a double jab
and Spatz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spatz is looking to wear down Vladivostok with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spatz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spatz lands a nice hook to Vladivostok's body. Vladivostok takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spatz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vladivostok misses with an uppercut.
Spatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spatz misses with a shot to the body
letting Vladivostok counter with a right hand.
Vladivostok takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spatz takes a swing at Vladivostok's ribcage but misses.
Vladivostok connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Vladivostok. Beautiful body shot.
Spatz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spatz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vladivostok lunges at Spatz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spatz's hand.
Vladivostok works the jab nicely.
Vladivostok misses the shot to the body.
Vladivostok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spatz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladivostok thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spatz.
Spatz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vladivostok moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gregori Vladivostok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spatz scores with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Vladivostok there.
Spatz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vladivostok.
Spatz misses with a body shot.
Vladivostok fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spatz on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spatz thows a body shot but no joy.
Spatz misses with a jab to the body
and Vladivostok makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vladivostok throws a lazy uppercut
and Spatz counters with a head kick.
Vladivostok misses with a double jab
and Spatz counters with an inside leg kick.
Vladivostok throws a leg kick
and Spatz counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick misses from Spatz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spatz throws a head kick that misses.
Spatz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vladivostok checks it well.
Spatz scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladivostok throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spatz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Vladivostok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vladivostok lands a nice looking body shot.
Spatz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vladivostok misses with a looping right.
Spatz moves out of range of the strikes.
Vladivostok scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vladivostok misses with the combination.
Vladivostok misses with a lunging right hand
and Spatz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karl Spatz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vladivostok takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Karl Spatz.
Well Spatz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Spatz!
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